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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (June 2, 1911)
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Let any cltlxea take tha troubla to AaaJyzs the elements that are iup port leg: Mr. Rushlight for Mayor. He will discover for himaelf a most astound lac situation. The "ran U for him to a nan. The aaioo A axe for him. That political clement of the labor anions U for him, and It haa persuad e4 tha onions to awtr.g In line. The Courthouse machine la for him. The City Hail ring U for him. The aolld ten la the City Council are for him. The cigar atom axe for him. The Republi can City Central Committee Is for him. The Kwtr trust la for hlra. The atreet contractors are for him. Kler naa la for him. Every special Interest, very aeeker of privilege, every trader la municipal favors, every dealrr In police Immunities, every protector of the vicious classes, every beneficiary of secret traffic with the political higher-ops. every go-between, every pander, every parasite, all the (entry that live on the needs, the misdeeds and tha misfortunes of the disorderly and criminal elements ail are fur Rushllsht. Naturally the public la disquieted. It Is also curious. It would know more about It. What potent influence has made this spurious "friend of the peo ple" the hope, the champion and the reliance) ot all the forces of society that are friends of no people but them selves? What master hand has brought all thesa people together la one com mon cause T What magic spell has been cast over them that they should all sea In the success of Rushlight some particular benefit and special consideration for themselves. What have they all been led to expect? What will they set If Rushllrht shall be Mayor? They make a formidable and well aigh Invincible combination. Hut they ought to be beaten. They can be beaten If every citizen who Is looking out for the general Interest, and not primarily for bis own Interest, will do his duty and go to the polls. Such a cltlsen should vote for Mr. Simon. lie must vote for Mr. Simon, If he desires to save Portland from being the spoil of the gang and the prey of the allied forces of disorder and practical politics. THE tUraUXXGTOX VrJU.ER. Nearly every big railroaj system In the I'nlte-d States Is tha net result of piecing together small roads. Small lines built orlirtnally for local traffic have been extended until they ap proached other lines which were also Intended as local roads. ChicaMto. Hurllngton and Viulncy. the three cities from si hath the famous "Burlington system secured lt name, are so close together that the original promoters of the road could hardly have expect ed that from the small- beginning the road would trash Its a ay through to the Rocky Mountains, serving slates and the Nation Instead of townships and counties. Of no greater promise was the 4t. FauL Minneapolis Mari mba, from wh.Th developed the Orrat . Northern road. Now have these two roa4. beginning hundred of mile apart and serving widely differ ent territory, merged Into one great transcontinental system In which the maximum of efficiency can be secured at the minimum of nper.jc. Connecting links between this Mid dle Western and Par Western line were formed long ago. and the lumber, fruit, salmon, grain and other f'aciric Coast products have been distributed through the Burlington territory. The HurUnr'on In turn hss sent Into the West for distribution by the Great Northern and other roads an Immense tonnage of the manufactured products of the Middle West. This process of distribution has been effective, but It ran poselbly be Improved by consoli dation. With the two properties merged, the Interest of the Burlington end of the merger In a shipment will not cease when it Is clear of the Bur lington rails nor will the Oreat North ern relinquish responsibility or Interest In a shipment when It Is handed over to the Iturllngton. Great abuses have grown out of the practice of merging railroad properties for the purpose of destroying compe tion. but under rveper regulations the advsntscs of these mergers are obvi ous. With noncomr'tltlve lines like the Burlington and the Great North ern both the owners of the roal and the patrons should profit by the consolidation. The most interesting feature of the Burtlngton-Oreet Northern, merger is the profable fate of the Northern Pa c'!c. t'nder Joint ownership wl:h the GrVat Northern thai road had v.iat distributive facilities In the tlurim ten's big territory and some corcern w'.II be felt as to the extent to wh!rh this mercer might affect these facili ties. In the Taflflc Northweet even greater Interest will be felt In the tvirt which the North Hank road will pUr under the new reg.me. Kat'.ro.v's are so numerous In the thickly- t:lej .states of the Middle West that the matte! of securing distributive facili ties) on that end of the line w.-Mll be la Important than that of securinj a Pacific Ccast ouilt t. The action of the stock market yes terday, in whk-h Northern raciflj a 1 vwnced II per share, offers pretty good evidence that this great proper! r will oa, veil taken care of Irrespective of raal T " f max ba mad $7 tha merger. The North Bank line Is the only outlet In the Pacific Northwest by which the Hill roads can reach tidewater on the Pacific on even terms with their chief rival, the Hamraan system, whloh baa a water-level line down the south bank of the Columbia River. The Northern pacific, con. trolled by practically the same finan cial interests as control the Great Northern, will not have Its earning powers weakened If forced to haul heavy traffic over the lofty Cascade Mountains when there Is a dowi-hKl grade along the Columbia River. Nature baa rendered Portland Im mune from harm which otherwise might result from railroad mergers, and neither the Northern Pacific nor the territory it serves will be unfavor ably affected by the consolidatlan of the Burlington and the Great North era lines. B.tIT0 ' TILE C-ORrOKATIO.V-s. Ben Rlesiand, who baa a hobby- hoRilcal notion that he is a great re former of public-service corporations, said to an Improvement aasoclatioa the other night that "the fact that the corporationa were fighting the (Rles iand) public utility measure would in dicate that It is against their Interest. It would. It would Indeed. Senator ran Keltaher thought so. too. which would Indicate that those two great minds, acting In collaboration, have stumbled on an actual. If unexpected, truth. Why should not the public service corporations oppose any pro posal deliberately framed for their In Jury? How can damage done by the public through law or otherwtse to the public-service corporations benefit the public? The duty of public-service corporations Is public service. Ham pering them. hamstringing them, baiting them, pursuing them and ma ligning thrm does not help the public Real discipline and strict regula tion of public-service corporations Is tha wise, fair and helpful course. The subject Is a great one: Its proper solu tion Is above all else to be desired. It Is no problem for demagogues or politicians or four-flushers. The Itlesland bill Is unwise, unintelligible and Impossible. It ought to be beaten and the regulation of street railway, gaa and electric lighting companies, and other public-service concerns, placed with the State Railway Com mission, where. It belongs. DEMOCRATIC ADVANTAGES. From well-informed quarters It Is Intimated that most of the bills which may be sent up to the Senata during the special session of Congress are likely never to get any farther. Kither they will perish by secret slaughter In the various committees or they will be openly voted down. To sustain this prediction It Is cited that the Senate committees are doing practically noth ing with any subject except reciproc ity. Hearings are progressing on that bill, but not very expeditiously, while everything elas is allowed to slumber. If the Senate really meant to accom plish anything this Summer It would be at work getting ready to vote In telligently on the farmers" free list, the new apportionment of Congressmen, the question of the admission of Ari zona and New Mexico and the reduc tion of the duties on wool and woolens. All these subjects are matters of lively Interest In the House, and bills will certainly be prepared to cover them. In some cases this has been done ai ready. But tha Senate seems to re gard them with cynical or aristocratic Indifference. It will probably send the reciprocity bill on to the President, The other measures must go by the board. None of them will be passed unless a great change comes over the mind of the upper house. How will this suit the Democrats? We do not suppose that It will hurt their feelings very badly. Beside be ing sincerely eager to promote the public good according to their 'lights. It Is conceded that the Democrats are playing the game of politics with a certain skill and no little forethought. The measures which they are prepar ing to send to the Senate are all of them popular. The country In a gen rrai way would like to see them be came law. By doing what they can to enact them Into law the Democrats of the House are showing their good will and advertising In the most conspicu ous way their party programme. "Give us full control of Congress." they are saying by their deeds, "and these are the laws we will pass. But they have a further purpose than that of merely outlining a pro gramme and advertising it widely. They are determined to force the Sen ate, the Republican Senate, to go on record In opposition to these vote-winning bills. It ta pretty certain that the House will not adjourn until the Senate has taken action one way or the other on roost of the measures we have named. The Democrats do not care particularly to see them pass. Perhaps they would a little prefer to e them rejected. They can then point the finger of acorn at the recreant Re publicans who have promised so many desirable' things and when the pinch came broken their word. But the Democrats are resolved that the rejec tion shall not be made In secret. It shall not be don In smooth privacy with nothing to show for It to the country. The Senate rules permit any mem ber to move that a given committee be discharged from further consideration of any bill It has In charge. This Is a potent weapon In skillful hands and there Is no reason to doubt the skill of some of the Democrats in the Sen ate. This motion wl'l be made at the prcper time with respect to every bill which the House sends up. The en chantment of the committee-room will thus be broken and the Senators will be forced to go on record with a vote. They mny rcfue to take the bill from the committee, but that will not make any difference. The Democrats will have gstned their point and proved that the Republicans are hostile to the desired Irctslatlon. Thus nothing can hinder them from making party capital fr prolopglng the special ses sion. They wtll win votes If their bills pass. They will win still more If they are rejected either by a direct vote or by a refusal to recall them from the committee-rooms. Their position ts enviable Indeed, and to make the most of It they will no doubt prolong the special session lor.g -enough to carry out their strategy to the end. They will gain dcubly by the rejection of the bills, because If they were passed the Republicans would share the crelllt with them. When they are re jected the Democrats can appeal to the country with excellent grace for more rower. Nothing but a split In their party can prevrnt the Democrats from prof iting by this strategic advantage even to the extent, perhaps, of controlling the next Congress completely and wln Bln tha Presidential auction, though macy contingencies must be reckoned with In these matters, .and nobody can say far ahead what may happen. Just now the Democratic party is better united than It has been for years. There are some differences of opinion on the tariff and some on such sub jects aa the recall of Judges, but they are not upheld very bitterly except by men like Mr. Bailey, who have little political influence outside of certain sections. Mr. Bryan is the dominant force In the party and he stands for all the advanced opinions in favor of popular government. He is the most energetla Democratic propagandist and he Is most completely In harmony with the masses of the voters. He cannot be resisted within the lines of the party, but hostility to his views may go so far as to create a schism. If that happens we shall have the entertaining spectacle of factions In both parties fighting each other more determinedly than they fight the com mon enemy. We may even see four Presidential tickets In the field next year, a repetition of the state of affairs which preceded Lincoln's election. TAX LEAOl GOOD ADVICK. The Taxpayers' League deserveg commendation for the thoroughness with which it has analysed the large majority of the measures before the voter and for the plain and concise expression of Us conclusions thereon. There Is one recommendation in par ticular, however, to which The Orego nlan takes serious exception. It I the one that .deals with what Is termed the waterfront amendment. The only conclusion that - can be reached. In view of Its Judicious consideration of other measures. Is that the league. In favoring Its enactment, has been blind ed to the dangerous scope of the amendment by the worthy purpose the framers probably had In mind. The Oregonian has heretofore told why It believes this measure. If suc cessful, will retard and even block the future growth of the city. True, there are able lawyers In the Taxpayers' League who contend that this is a strained construction but outside the league there are Jus as able lawyers who coincide with The Oregonian In all it has said concerning the dangers of the amendment. When lawyers cannot agree, how can the ordinary voter determine whether a measure Is properly or dangerously constructed? With the public welfare perhaps at take the voters will do well to heed In this instance the axiom of the newly-ora-anlsed Short Ballot Associa tion: WHEN IN DOUBT VOTE NO. In the matter of tne vacation of Oregon and Adams streets the Issue Is worse mixed than the league ad mits. There Is a very serious question as to whether the referendum may be applied to City Council procedure of the character presented In this ordi nance. There Is also a question whether. In the event the waterfront amendment carries, and the referen dum of the vacation ordinance is suc cessful, the city can grant the railroad company any right whatever to erect piers on Oregon and Adams streets. The main objection Is a contingent one, however, and for that reason Is not so serious as the one Involved In the waterfront amendment. The Oregonian unqualifiedly In dorses the recommendations of the Taxpayers' League that the voters de cline to approve the public service commission, the municipal paving plant, "competitive" street paving, "no-aeat-no-rtde." and that they do approve the bill-board ordinance, the tax levy for street cleaning, the garbage-collection system and the new police building. As a matter of Just recognition of faithful public service and because of the hazardous nature of their employment. The Oregonian believes the Fire and Police Depart ment members are entitled to the pen sion and relief funds proposed In two measures on which the League makes no recommendations. On the whole. The- Oregonian will not be seriously concerned If the vot ers go down the list of ordinances and amendments and approve or reject each one In accordance with the rec ommendation of the League with the one exception of the waterfront amendment. pOJTTLAXD't BXCOBD BCSTNESS. lire months of the year 1911, a year which by some timid capitalists i.rr. and small was greeted with fear and trembling, have passed Into his tory. nd Portland Is still breaking , 1 . 1 I nnrMnl fnfura recoros in mo w - of business. A year ago. when the railroads were spending millions in ik. fiercest construction contest ever waged In the Pacific Northwest, much nt tha remarkable prosperity of the city was atrlbuted to the circulation of the vast sums of money rrom trial Rut that particular railroad building wave reached Its crest more than six months ago, and, while there 1- -.in an Immense amount of new construction under way. It Is not the overwhelming factor in our prosper- 1, ... - vr aa-o. But Port land Is still forging ahead. The May statistics In all of the most Important features of business show record gains over those of any. preceding year with the same satisfactory couuiuuu riv" ant for the entire five months. In building permits and bank clear ings this growth Is especially notice mA Mat estate transfers are still hovering around hlsh -water mark. The most valuable nnd conclusive evi dence of our great prosperity, how ever. Is found In the Postofflce re ceipts. Over-sanguine investors migni buv more real estate or build more house than were really needed, al though the supply of the latter Is still iraiiiat. fnr the demand, and even bank clearings might be swelled by unusual transactions, out pM-n,t . mnnv orders are not bought for speculative purposes. The breaking 01 recoras in mrw iniio mon;n aiicr hivhulw - - evidence of the lcVltlmacy and per manence or tne prosperity mu in flected In all other features of the commercial situation. Portland has passed tne auu season with flying colors. Within thirty days harvesters will begin work on what now promises to be the largest grain crop ever harvested In the Pacific Northwest, This crop at present prices wtll sell for more than $50,000,000, and of the exportable surplus more than two-thirds will be handled In Portland. The first five months of ltll have brought record-breaking prosperity for Portland, but the re maining seven months will make a still better showing. A record of 500 soldiers prostrated by the sun out of a single brigade In one dsy's march Is extraordinary. It seems to proclaim, some neglect of simple hygienic precautions. The old notion that a common soldier Is made of Iron and needs no care for his health la probably more persistent In our army than In any other, but a few experiences like the above ought to shake It a little. ' Seattle, which ha been wallowing In the doldrums for many months, is again showing signs of returning pros perity. The Mayor has issued a proc lamation asking the citizens to take a holiday in honor of the opening of a new flouring mill, the arrival of the first .Milwaukee train, the preparation for a forty-two-atory building and a number of other.tangible evidences of life and activity. This revival In Seat tle will be welcomed by Portland as well as by our neighbor on the north. Portland and Seattle are too close to gether for one to suffer without the other being affected. The remarkable prosperity which this city has enjoyed while Seattle was lying becalmed would have been even greater had Seattle been in better shape finan cially. There will always be a certain amount of rivalry between all Pacific Coast cities, but they all have so much In common that one cannot be serious ly hurt without the others also being affected. A business revival at Seat tle means that Portland is about to make all previous business . records look small by comparison with those which will b scored for th rest of tha year.- An attempt to preserve for public use the streets leading to the wter front Is perhaps commendable, but Is It necessary, to accomplish this object, to bottle the city and prevent Its ex pansion as a railroad terminal and center of manufacturing Industries? The Zlegler amendment not only for bids the erection of structures that Interfere with street uses on streets leading to the waterfront, but also on thoroughfare leading to railroad depots on terminals. No new trans continental railroad will seek termi nals with .streets running through the terminal property every 200 feet. New factories must have sites near rail roads or waterfront. Are we to con fine our manufacturing plants solely to those covering one city block? The success of the Zlegler measure means that every new railroad seeking en trance to Portland must apply to the Harrlman-Hlll terminal company for use of the latter privileges, and that large manufacturing plants desiring Western locations will go to some other city The United States Supreme Court, after disposing of the famous trust cases which have retarded Dusiness an i over the United States'for months, has j at last adjourned for Its Summer vaca- tion and there will be no more trouble from this source until next October. That there will be similar protractea delays when this mill of Justice re sumes grinding next October can be readily understood when It la stated that thirty-five cases have been ad vanced for hearing on the first day of the next term, "or a oon there after as practicable." Some of these cases are of considerable Importance, especially those pertaining to the wheat and -cotton "corners." In none of these cases, however, with the possible exception of the rail road merger cases. has tho point at Issue approached In Importance that which made the Standard Oil and Tobacco case uch tremendous trade-disturbers. A national calamity menaces Austria-Hungary In the senile decay fore shadowing the early demise of the aged Emperor Franz Josef. It Is be lieved by those In close touch with the conditions of his empire that the per sonality of the Emperor, and sym pathy for him in his many domestic sorrows have alone kept the turbulent element In Hungary quiet for some years past Neither the Hungarian nobles nor the common people have either affection or respect for the Crown Prince, Archduke Fran Fer dinand, and it is not thought to be any part of their purpose to submit quietly, much less loyally, to his ac cession to the throne. The Emperor has suffered greatly from apprehen sion from this cause In recent years, but the cares of life and of state have ceased to vex him and. serenely semi conscious and comfortable in body and mind, he awaits the end. With all the alleged virtues of a local commission, the framers of the proposed charter amendment for Port land had to go to the New York and Wisconsin state public service commis sion laws for the provisions and word ing of their measure. The attempt to adapt state laws to city needs on Its face should create doubt as to enforc ing features and even constitutional ity. No wonder It was necessary to copy the affirmative argument from a Nebraska newspaper. The Rushlight organ I printing al leged correspondence between Senator Simon and Larry Sullivan. Twelve years old. or more, outdated and probably bogus. But whether bogus or not, it would be vastly more Inter esting for the Rushlight paper to print the terms of the present compact be tween Rushlight and Jack Grant, Sul livan's old partner and Rushlight's ar dent supporter. Sullivan Is gone possibly dead but Jack Grant and hi sailor boarding-house still live. Jack Johnson's presence at the coro nation In gorgeous attire will be sin gularly congruous -with the eternal harmonies. Like Johnson's vocation, the coronation Is a survival from a barbarous past. As a survival It is In teresting and not unpardonable. Just as we are all more or less tolerant In our secret hearts of an occasional prizefight. The trick by which William Waldorf Astor is trying to beat the New York Inheritance tax illustrates the law abiding habits of some of our million aires. Without the protection of the law their fortunes would vanish in an hour, and yet they never miss a chance to bring the law into contempt. The birthday of Jeff Davis (tomor row) is to be celebrated tonight by enthusiastic Southerners of this city. The passage of time makes sucfi event of little note except by contrast with the celebration last Tuesday for mem ory of greater heroes. The County Court of Multnomah Is to be commended lor appointing young men as Road Supervisors as fast as vacancie occur. They bring an en thusiasm to the work that counts. Jack Johnson, as a representative American at the coronation festivities, will be a big black buK la the cream, TWO CANDIDATES CONTRASTED Voter Aeewaes Rwabllcht of Betas Trwst Com trolled Si mo a cleaa. PORTLAND, May 31. (To the Edi tor.) It is a well-known fact that there was more money spent by the Interests, the breweries, the clay pipe trust and the plumbers' aupply trust to elect Rushlight than by all other candidates combined. It Is true that the breweries sent out tickets to every saloon in town to elect Rushlight. The paving trust gave out Instructions to its employes to support him. Why? Ask the residents of his own ward. It Is because he la easy with them and allows them to blockade crosswalks for weeks and months, in fact to do as they please in regard to tearing up miles of streets and then let them lay for months without anything being done to them. The plumbing supply trust and the plumbers' union worked for him tooth and nail. Why? Because Mr. Rushlight fousrht the passage of a measure combining the plumbing and Inspection laws with the general build ing code, where it properly belongs. The plumbing ootopus must not be in terfered with, as they are a power unto themselves. The streetcar trust gave out orders on 6aturday (primary) morning for all its employes to vote for Rushlight. Why? Because Rushlight allows them to run their cars any old time, especial ly In his own ward, when their fran chise calls for a ten-minute service. It Is generally s bunch of three or four cars together and then halt an hour before the next car and so on. The clay pipe trust is with him hand and glove. Why? Because he has fought all other pipe makers in the interests of the clay pipe trust. Further, he forces the poor small home builder to put in clay pipe linings in all chimneys st a cost of from $10 to $30 extra, while the chimneys thus built are not so good nor as fire proof as if properly plastered Inside and outBlde. All these things mean what? Call It what you will. There are many names for It. The reason that the building busi ness is partially falling off 1 be cause Mr. Rushlight with other Coun cllmen passed a building law for bidding a man to build on his own lot. The common man who owns a 26 foot lot and wants to build a one-story cot tage must keep four or Ave feet away from his lot lines, especially if a bungslow, thus depriving him of build ing at all. This Is In the interest of the Insurance trust. Mr. Rushlight's past political career proves that he is not a good Repub -can and Is not deserving of Republi can support. Mr. Rushlight ts a popu list seeking only self interest and self aggrandlzement and has no right in "he Republican ranks. Tu' tactics used by Rushlight's petty poli tirians are unjust, unclean, under handed end dishonorable and show what might be expected should they succeed. On the other hand- Mr. S?mon is a progressive BibllcaB. H j campaign Is clean, open and above Board! Mr. Simon stands for progress ind a commission form of government, while Mr. Rushlight stands ' R" .TIM. t,,r,.slon. an open town, a redlight or no nt; " "i r tr noRDON. Seventh Ward Republican. DAWX OF UTOPIAX ACE AT HAM). Writer a.ook- for End of Shallow Re.d Ins and Frivolous Pursuits. . PORTLAND. May 27. (To the Ed-ltor.)-J. E. Hosmers letter In The Oregonian. May 25. concerning Mat ter and Things Extetent." furnishes no new truths and makes the old ones no clearer; I shall not venture to criticise It further. The final clause in the letter, however, strikes a responsive chord in my heart. J. E. H. i'onVM right vibration when he says. "The Ore gonian 1. doing a kwod o'k wteB It discusses such live questions. Thinking people want such discussion, and with it will come the ushering in of a hap- PU woldyeatly benefit If the dally press contained more upon the above and kindred subjects. For decades newspaper readers have been regaled with frivolous and shallow reading. What do the general public fare whether Mrs. Vera de Wear occupied the highest-priced box at the opera last evening, or whether she spent It combing Fido's scented curls; whether she wore an open-work waist or whether the same was hermetically sealed? What do they bother whetner Madame Fatty de Phoy Gras haa bought the Washington monument or the Hawthorne-street bridge to deco rate her newest hat with? Again, they care not one straw whether St. John D. Rockefeller Is seeking to enlighten the world by en dowing universities, or by reducing the prices of Illuminating oils: or whether he merely seeks to lighten his con science. This, above all: They do not wish to be eo persistently reminded of the transcendental virtues and the saintly qualities of certain citizens running for office, or of the Inky blackness of their vice-laden opponents. We crave a change of diet for our digestion's sake. The foregoing re volting details belong to the barbaric age now passing. The first rays of the new age are tipping the distant hill tops with gold; responding to Its higher vibration we shull busy ourselves with discussing and formulating plans for the happiness and well being of the massea; we will study how to keep children of a tender age out of filthy, unsanitary factories, where they are sacrificing health, vitality and morality for the glorious, the noble purpose of hastening the evolution of mlllonalres Into multl-milllonalres. We shall spurn the idiotic notion that only the rich may partake of the good things of life. We shall demol ish the inartistic, disease - breeding shack, and substitute beautiful, well appointed buildings. We will scour the world for the most artistic designers and architects to plan our public build ings, bridges, etc. es, this is the dawn of the new, the aquarian age; let the newspapers take the lead in ushering It in and unfold ing Its wonderful programme. Having performed my duty In pen ning these lines, I shall now fold my cloak around mi and lie down to more and more pleaeant dreams. U. TOPIER. gtreet Work na Sunday. PORTLAND. May 30. (To the Edi tor.) We boast of the rapid strides our beautiful city has made and is making in commercial prosperity: of the beau tiful scenery in and round about her, fresh from the hand of the Maker, needing no human touch. We are proud, and justly so, of all these things, but there is one thing that I, for one, as a citizen, cannot but be ashamed of, and ttu.lt is the paving of our streets on Sunday, the day set apart for the worship of the one who gave us the beautiful scenery and delightful cli mate of which we boast. Could not our Mayor or City Coun cil have Inserted in the contract with the paving company a clause stipulat ing that only in cases of absolute necessity, should the work be carried on, on Sunday? I noted In the paving of Russell street that in some instances the men worked all day Sunday and then for several days, did nothing more. With the prlvalte individual who chooses to have his work done on Sunday, we can not interfere, but I do not think the people of Portland have, or would make such a choice, and I believe the ma jority ot them would be glad to see this blot on the 'scutcheon of our fair city removed. A CITIZEN. RUIN But Adostlow ef Same, Says Writer, Means Cheap Land for Mr. Fela. PORTLAND. May 30. (To the Editor.) It appears that W. S. U'Ren has start ed the campaign for "single tax" in Oregon. He commences his campaign by the advocacy of "single tax" for Mult nomah County. In his argument for "single tax" for Multnomah County he reiterates the burden of the song of the slngle-taxer, that values cre ated by a community ought to be taxed, but that the values created by Individual effort and expendi ture ought to be exempt. Therefore, land and land values should bear the burdens of taxation, but buildings and improvements put thereon by the indi vidual should be exempt. He also states that the community of Portland has made the values of Portland city lots, and therefore that he and others con stituting that community, ought to be enabled fo take a part of the value which they have created. The first premise stated by Mr. U'Ran is absolutely and entirely wrong. The community of Portland has created but a very small proportion of the land val ues of Portland. The values created by its own citisens is Infinitesimal, as com pared to tha values created there by the whole people of Oregon and of the Paciflc Northwest. In the early days, a few far-seeing men located the town site of Portland, feeling that some day upon the development of Oregon, Wash ington and other Pacific Northwest ter ritory, a cUy would arise there. They were right. What has made Portland and Portland values? The development of the agricultural, mining and umbered resources of Oregon and the Northwest! Who has been the foundation rock upon which this magnilicent development and advancement have been constructed? The land-owner, farmer and tiller of the soil! From time immemorial the city, town and hamlet have depended for their very existence upon the land owner, farmer and tiller of the soil. Now Mr. U'Ren and such of bis kind propose to kill or cripple the bird that has been and is laying the "golden eggs The farmer and land-owner, the agricul turist of the country, have been gradu ally building up cities, towns and ham lets, and making their inhabitants pros perous and happy, furnishing and giving them employments and avocations. Now Mr. U'Ren proposes to Bhlf t the bur dens of taxation from the cities towns and hamlets to the country. He pro poses to work upon the selfish Interest of the man with the brick block, the man with a home In the city, the man who owns money only, or personalty alone, to burden the land-owner, farm ers, and other agriculturists of the country, with the taxes to defray the expenses of a government, the benents of which are divided up equally among the men of every class. aaa It Is proposed by Mr. Uren and his kind to double the burdens of the men who have made prosperity come within the reach of tho home-owner, block-owner 01 the city, farmer and agriculturist. Ore gon is and has been advertising for homeseekers, home-builders, for men to come and buy five. 10, 20, 40 or 80-acre tracts, or to take up homesteads and develop farms. Why? Why does Port land expend thousands of dollars In in viting this class of men to Oregon, and when they come, takes great pains to show them out into and settle them In the country? Oregon wants men of families, too. the more families the bet ter. The reason is obvious. The more people there are in Oregon and the Pa cific Northwest generally, the more mouths 'there are to feed, the more backs to clothe and warm, the more de mands there will be for everything there is made and offered for sale by the business men of Portland. But, Mr. U'Ren says to take off money and personalty, and money will flow into Oregon for Investment one of the great needs of Oregon. es, no doubt money will flow Into Oregon under such conditions as will be brought about by the adoption of the single tax but for what purpose? Will Mr. Fels come into Oregon to ftd "ha? fo?' his millions? No doubt. And what for. To buy up the lands of the small land owner who will be forced to sell. No doubt Mr. Fels will be here with his money to buy up the lands, and at a de pSed value.P With the doP'ma0' thA single tax. the time of the small fand-wner will be short 1.. this country, and why? Because the small owner can "t compete with the large owner In the lowing of crops. The large owner w-111 freeze out the small owner and eventu ally own his land. This would be the In evitable effect. . , Who Is It that desires this sort . c if a situation? No one, excepting a mllllon- aBse0sn0?h1!f'what are the reasons and principles underlying the 'Present system and method of taxation? Why. benefits of government. Since the foun dation of the Government, this sys tem has been held up to the view of the world as one of the great prizes achieved by American independence. At one fell swoop it Is proposed by Mr. U Ren and his millionaire employer to destroy this system and build up In its place a land monopoly. ILSO-- vater Not self-Pnrlfler. PORTLAND, June 1. (To the Editor.) I have been told that tainted water purines itself every 50 yards that it Sows- I cannot swallow that, and in my thirst for knowledge I apply to that fountain of wisdom. The Oregonian Please make it clear for me, and I shall owe you a debt that I can never liqui date. AQUA. The belief that water purines itself every 60 yards of flow is a popular super stition without a particle of fact to stand on. It was invented by people who are too lazy to provide clean water In order to excuse themselves for drink ing filth and sewage. Sunlight tends to destroy the bacteria and other germs ln water. The oxygen of the air has the same effect, but It requires many miles of flow to consummate the PJcss Sometimes germs have been found alive and dangerous after running with the current for hundreds of miles. The on y safe rule is to drink only clean water. Even If filth were not dangerous to health It ought to be sufficiently re volting to the imagination to prevent Its use. ' When la Doubt, Vote "Jo." PORTLAND, June 1. (To the Editor.) I am a friend of the initiative and referendum, was one of its earliest ad vocates. I make it a rule when 1 don't understand a proposed measure always to vote "No." I believe it would be a safe rule for everybody. We might miss some good things that way but we can get them later on. It is not best to. have all the good things at once. Twenty-four propositions to be de cided at once is too much for the average voter, especially in a state that already has a good code of laws. Fakes and humbugs are frequently popular for a time but we don't want to make a fake out of the initiative and referendum- Wouldn't R be wise to veto three fourths of the proposed measures next .gfca , J. B. WK1U11T, 43S East xnirxy-oeveiii". Oood Everywhere. Condon Times. Take your wife out to dinner on Sunday, is a good maxim. She works hard all the week, and the little di version of going to a hotel is good for her. She wants to. see and be seen, es pecially If she. has a new hat. SINGLE TAX IS CLASS Advertising Talks By William C Freemaau C.n..U nnt a ?iatn nf naWEDtOeTS In the Eastern belt, or the Middle West belt. or the Pacific Coast belt, or the Southern belt, appeal to a manufacturer who might wish to de velop one territory at a time. Instead of starting a general publicity cam paign before he Is really ready for it? Common sense would prompt a man ufacturer making a product that could be sold only in the South and South west to use daily newspapers in that territory and wot to use publicity that touches all parts of the country. The newspapers In the South and Southwest that print these- stories are a very strong combination all of them high-class and influential. A manufacturer wishing- to develop the South and Southwest territory can use eae thousand inches In all of these newspapers at a cost of about $14,000. How Is that for a year's campaign In the Important distribution points in this fast growing territory? Suppose, also, that a manufacturer wants to introduce his product In any of the other three territories? In eaoh one he can make a most favorable Im pression on a large number of people at a minimum of cost aa a matter of fact he can conduct a year's campaign in a chain of reliable newspapers, tha readers of which have faith la the ad vertisement a printed In them, and that is an Important point to consider. If the manufacturer should like to touch the high spots the real live wire towns in the United States, and get effective distribution quickly ha can conduct a year s campaign (one thousand Inches) in the entire' list of newspapers printing these stories at a cost approximately of $55,000 to $60. 000. And what does he get? A column a week, practically, for fifty-two weeks a column directed personally to one family out of every Bine la the Hal ted States. Just think over these facts, Mr. Man ufacturer. If you do the right sort of thinking, business Judgment wlU prompt the use of this chain of news papers In sixty cities. This subject will be continued In to morrow's story. (To be continued.) Country Town Sayings by Ed Howe (Copyright, 1911, by Georse Matthew Aaamal If you become angry every time a bin is presented to you, quit buying on credit. It costs at least twenty-five ao";" to show proper appreciation of having a baby named for you. When people havThad a run of hard luck it takes them two years to get tne scared look out ofthelr eyes. When a man feels In his pockets for a letter to show you. ever notice how many useless things he carries? About the slowest thing on earth is a farmer in town getting ready to go home. Nine-tenths of the devilment that goes on is traceable to men who stand In the streeta and "talk" while more worthy men are at work. -rt la a bad sign when a young man start! in polities before doing anything elte iet him first demonstrate his worth in a business way. peU" marry that other girl. Special Features Of Next SUNDAY'S OREGONIAN Compensation, the novel of Washington society that has caused considerable of a 6tir, will be taken up for serial publication and the first chapter presented. Interest is added to this book from the fact that it is from the pen of a former Portland girl, Miss Ruth Cranston, daughter of Bishop Earl Cranston. The novel is bright, sparkling, unusual. Do not miss the opening chapters. Portland school children do some very creditable work in drawing and writing just how creditable is shown in a full page, devoted to selected works from the graded schools. Sherlock Holmes, the great de tective, concludes his solution of the absorbing problem in "The Adventure of the Red Circle." Three tense columns of reading matter. Illustrated. Seven more of those graphic photos of the Civil War, recently unearthed from forgotten vaults, are presented, along with an in teresting account of the acts of heroism of women during the war. A rich European Countess has startled the Continent by leaving the drawing-room for the circus ring. This isn 't u press agent tale, but the well-written account from a Brussels correspondent of the whimsical conduct of an unusual noble woman. "Stop the Babies From Dying" is the heading over a vital page that every mother, every woman, in fact, should read. Hundreds of babies die needlessly eveiy year. The way of reducing this heavy mortality is shown. Colonel Crowe delves headlong into the subject of truth and the tourist season. There is a good laugh in the Crowe tale this week. Folger Swift supplies the short story this week. It deals with a reformed stage robber and a $1500 robbery. Complete in Sunday's issue. Illustrated. Ten Minutes With the Funny Men will put you in good humor for the day. It is a new depart ment of the best in short humor; Widow Wise, Sambo and Twee Dee die are all on hand with new diversions. Two pages for chil dren, departments for women and all the world's news.